Do we know if news of the NYPD's commandeering of the West Pond was posted with advanced notice? Also wondering on what legal basis the NYPD can close off public access to a federal park for a "meet up."
Ronnie Almonte (he/him) Subscribe <https://www.ronniealmonte.com> to my newsletter Bird photography <https://www.flickr.com/people/ronniealmonte/> On Sun, Jul 17, 2022 at 8:24 AM Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> wrote: > I tweeted this earlier when I found out about it. Just wanted to pass this > along here to give anyone who might be considering visiting the East Pond > at Jamaica Bay a heads up. > > The North Channel Bridge Parking lots are closed to the general public > today as far as I know. They are being commandeered by the NYPD for some > event, which I believe to be an ATV meetup. The parking lot at the Visitor > Center is available. > > Bless up! > -------- > “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free > our mind.” ~ Bob Marley > > “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but > manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran > > "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the > ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own > abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass > > 風 Swift as the wind > 林 Quiet as the forest > 火 Conquer like the fire > 山 Steady as the mountain > Sun Tzu <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu> *The Art of War* > <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War> > > (\__/) > (= '.'=) > > (") _ (") > > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! > > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
